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Ethiopia:
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Other pages in this profile of Ethiopia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 78,254,090 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 69.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 43.1% (male 16,932,540/female 16,818,931) 15-64 years: 54.1% (male 21,128,196/female 21,211,755) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 979,166/female 1,183,502) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.1 years male: 18 years female: 18.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.231% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 36.8 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.49 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA note: repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, and Eritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 90.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 99.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 49.43 years male: 48.26 years female: 50.64 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.99 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.4% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 1.5 million (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 120,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Ethiopian(s) adjective: Ethiopian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Oromo 32.1%, Amara 30.1%, Tigraway 6.2%, Somalie 5.9%, Guragie 4.3%, Sidama 3.5%, Welaita 2.4%, other 15.4% (1994 census) |
Religions |
Definition Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census) |
Languages |
Definition Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.7% male: 50.3% female: 35.1% (2003 est.) |
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